Baking Powder Biscuits
Serves: 5
Clair Leannon
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
58
Spice
53
Sweetness
44
Sourness
44
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tbsp
Baking Powder1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Vegetable Shortening1 cup
Whole MilkDirections:
1
Preheat the oven to 450
2
Grease on 8-inch square baking pan or small baking sheet
3
Put the flour, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl
4
Add the vegetable shortening and toss it to coat with the flour
5
Break the chunk into 5 or 6 smaller chunks and start rubbing the flour and shortening together with your fingers and letting the mixture fall back into the bowl
6
This does not take long; when the mixture looks like irregular lumps you have mixed enough
7
Add the milk all at once and stir to moisten all the flour and shortening
8
Dust a surface with flour, turn the dough onto the surface and knead the dough ten times
9
Pat the dough into a circle about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch thick
10
Cut the biscuits with a two-inch cookie cutter and place on the prepared pan with a little space between the biscuits
11
Bake 15-18 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned
12
Serve hot with butter and honey